GLOW lead‑paint program
- A regional program in western New York will continue helping residents find and fix lead paint hazards in homes. - The program specifically serves the GLOW region, providing testing and remediation support. - Local action like this targets older housing risks, especially for pre‑1978 buildings where lead paint remains common (thedailynewsonline.com).
A federal housing grant for western New York’s GLOW region has been renewed for three more years, keeping home lead-paint inspections and repairs in place. (thedailynewsonline.com) The program is run through the Genesee County Health Department and serves Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties. It pays to find and fix lead-based paint hazards and other home health risks in qualifying houses and apartments. (videonewsservice.net) The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes grant. Local officials said the renewal will let the region keep helping more families after the current round of work. (thedailynewsonline.com) Lead paint was banned for residential use in 1978, but it is still common in older housing. In the four-county GLOW region, 72.6% of occupied homes were built before 1978, according to local lead-prevention officials citing Census data. (thebatavian.com) Children under 6 face the highest risk because peeling paint and lead dust can damage developing brains and bodies. New York’s health department says renovation or repair work in older homes can also create dangerous lead dust if it is not done safely. (health.ny.gov) The GLOW program is part of a wider local lead-prevention system that includes free home lead inspections, transportation to testing sites and outreach tied to childhood blood-lead screening. Livingston County said those services are coordinated across the same four counties. (livingstoncountyny.gov) The region has been building that network for years. A University of Rochester Medical Center presentation says the first federal housing grant covered Batavia and Albion in 2019, expanded across Genesee and Orleans counties in 2020, and added Livingston and Wyoming counties in a second grant awarded in 2022. (urmc.rochester.edu) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also highlighted the GLOW Lead Coalition’s public-awareness work in rural communities, where distance and older housing stock can make prevention harder. The renewed housing grant keeps the region focused on the same problem: finding lead before it harms another child. (cdc.gov)
